Khiamniungan people
The Khiamniungans are a Naga ethnic group, with approximately 35% of the population inhabiting in Noklak District in the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland and the rest in the Naga Self-Administered Zone and Hkamti District of Myanmar. They were also called Kalyo-Kengnyu ("slate-house dwellers") during the British Raj.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 120,000 approx. in Myanmar and 61,647 (2011), Nagaland | |
| Languages | |
| 1 Patsho Khiamniungan 2 Khiamniungan language | |
| Religion | |
| Approximately 99% Christianity and 1% Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Naga people |
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